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About Malheur enterprise. (Vale, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1913)
ALE, Core of the "New Empire of the West" Oil, Irrigated Farm and Fruit Lands The Banner Live Stock County of The United Sides r- : 1 NO. 14. The Malheur Enterprise De livered to your home or mailed, $2.00 per year, in advance. The Leading Paper of Malheur County. VOL. 4. VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22. 1913. cents FALL FAIR TO BE ONE OF MERIT Malheur County Association Specifies Prize Awards for School Children. CO-OPERATION IS URGED Intention is to Have Educational t Display on Exhibit at Annual J Event in September; Complete List of Premiums Will be Pub- lished Later in County Papers " It is the intention of the Fair Asso ciation of this county to have an educational display on exhibit at the next annual county fair. , Later it is expected to get out a full list of premiums offered for work done by both the grades and the high schools of the county. The rural chools will have special considera tion in premiums offered, thus en abling them to compete for prizes long with the larger schools. Co-operation is asked in this effort and any suggestion anyone may offer will be highly appreciated and used in making this a beginning for one of the best features of an already suc cessful county fair. ; The arhnnl nremium list for Mal heur county is as follows: Display of agriculture products, nv one dudU of anv school. $3. ' Display of agriculture products, any room of any school, diploma. Display of agricultural products, any club of any school, $3. . i , Best general display of school work of any school room, diploma. 1 Best composition on History and Resources of Malheur County, written by any pupil of any school, special prize by Mrs. Griffin, $5. ' Composition winning prize will be published in local papers. ; Best display of geography work, any one room of any school, diploma. Best display of primary work, any (Continued on Page 6) SUICIDE DUE TO PETTY TTJjS Ontario Man, Despondent Over Fancied Grievances, Flings a Shrouded Sheet Around Body, Then Leaps Madly into Boise River. , BOISE, IDAHO, Feb. 20.-Suffer-Ing from an attack of melancholia which is believed to have affec ted his mind and caused temporary insanity. Franklin H. Lackey, aged 24, of Onta rio, jumped from the Ninth street bridge Monday night and committtd suicide by drowning in the waters of the Boise river. For some time Lac key believed himself to be a failure, and when he did not advance rapidly nouch in the manv works which he undertook, melancholia seized him and he would give up and brood over his troubles. Leaving High school at an early age to take up the study of art with a view tn hecominir a cartoonist, he In turn gave up that study and was engaged in many vocations, the last being employment with the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph com pany, where he was learning the bus iness of an elee'rical engineer. Had Nil Munrv Trouble. Money trouble did not enter into the broodings of yourg Lackey, a a the time of his death he owned eve lots in Ontario, hi-1 J a mtirU Jt(HX) upon ml etat in Melheu f.iiinlv Orrifini. Mini ktt M a riute call 1 - , - ----- In fur f:t(MHi upon a buan man in Ontario, lie planned t diat'i, it ' tlieed, calmly, a vn Mo dy n tflt tt iiitiKtr u Mi l-",'4)f Mlallve I'V mairisK, at 1 0 1 7 Jtffvr uit ImcI, wtiti i iitlt . lul) rut.uli,ii Uiur l ( it af li st i iiti t.r lull Hi. I l. a failwie, H i.l"ti tiMnJ will, u iiia- if o. if- of F s- "v t i s " f CITY ELECTION ON MARCH 4 WEAKJAGNET Of the First Hundred Voters Registered Five Only Are Local Women. JUDGES, CLERKS, NAMED Council Takes Due Cognizance of Woman Suffrage and Appoints Mrs. R. M. Humphreys and Mrs. Mabel Judd Kester to Positions on Election Board. MARTHA WASHINGTON. MADERO LOSES LIBERTY, QUITS MEXICO CITY, Feb. 18. Fran cisco I. Madero, arrested in tne national palace this afternoon, by General Blanquet, one of his own com manders, was forced to sign hiR re signation from the presidency. General Victoriano Huerta, com mander of the federal troops which have been fighting Diuz, has been proclaimed provisional president. Gustavo Madero and all the cabinet ministers with the exception of Ernesto Madero, are under arrest. The vice president of the republic, Jose'Dino Suarez, still is at liberty, but in hiding. Gustavo Madero was later shot. The American ambassador and other foreign dipomats held a confer ence at the American embassy tonight to discuss the reestablishment of order and the protection of foreign residents. The Zocolo, the great plaza In front of the palace was jammed tonight with a delirious crowd, with banners in scribed "Peace," "Liberty," shout ing for Diaz, Huerta, Blanquet and Mondragon. The womnn members of the Madero family who were in Chanultepee cas tle were whisked away in an automo bile by friends who had learned of the coup at the national palace. Telegrams have been sent to the growers of the states notifying them of the proclamation of Huerta as provisional president, and also to the military commanders assuring that general elections will be held for president. It is fully believed that definite agreement will be reached between the rebel forces and General Huerta. The negotiations will be conducted through the American embassy. Huerta received a delegation from the diplomatic corps. He said he had assumed th3 provisional presi dency and would deliver it to whom ever congress designated. North Not Satisfied. LAREDO, Feb. 18. When con firmed by a report of the Associated Press that the Madero government had been overthrown and General Huerta named provisional president Colonel Pascual Orozco, sr., and Col onel Andreas Garza Gallau, revolu tionary leaders in the north of Mexico, declared the revolutionists in that section would not approve the selec tion of Huerta and would continue the rebellion unless another is chosen to manage the affair of Mexico, pre ferably Senor De la Barra ot General Geronima de Trevino. SHETLAND PONY OFFER TO BOYS ANDGIRLS Portland Union Stock Yards Again Puts up Inducement to Those With State Fair Exhibits BANKHEAD FLAYS PROGRESSIVES IN SENATE Conservation of Water Powers is Causing Mental Perturbation, Precedent May Ensue Everv school boy and girl in the state will be delighted to know that they are going to have an opportun-1 ity again this year to win a Shetland , pony at the state fair. The Port-; land Union Stock Yards is giving the pony, and it will be a nice one : Nothing in all the prize list at the, State Fair last year attracted any- j thing like the attention the Shetland ponies did. This pony will be given to the boy ; or girl who makes the beet exhibit of livestock at the State Fair next fall. That exhibit must conbist of at east one trio or pen of chickens or ducks, two pigs and a bheep Th boys and girls who compete for the pony will have an opportunity to compete for several other prizes aUo. In the poultry content there will be good priu-s fur the winning trio of tmci breed. J. M. (Jarriao.i offer .1rah to Uhe boy or girl HiMkii.g lUe Urttel amlbe.lnliil.il of .oulir. lherui I'uultry Aim lalion jfiv a '' 4U' f..f the br.t pen i t !- I'"" "'t and four finaU) TuvUry I H'" alio a fnti tup rr !i"l ' inn . it.-l i lg r u. a v " air lu H. ti.iU lauii MKillrv I Jui I i ! r"' "' il In IU ("vUij iU flint I i I 7 U flit fti'd !. IU ''l' Ht'ltJ 4ii l'gv Conservation not reservation cf natural resources of- the United States, as the terms relate directly to water powers, have caused numerous discussions in Congress during the last week or two The matter was brought to a head by an effort to "conserve" certain water power known as the Connecticut River Pro ject, to which Senator Borah, of Ida ho, entered strenuous objection on the ground that such action would estab lish a national precedent of incalcul able injury to every natural water power in the West. Enter now the Hull Moose. In the U. S Senate, Feb. 11, as shown by the Concessional Ker rd, Senator I'a ikheud, i f Alabama, a ked and se cured permii-feio to havo read a len thy item of news oriKir.atmg at Pro grentive Utt'liuartei in Wnhingto , to whiih Mere affixed the names l Willitni irpi-r lei, thairmai; '(Jutord I' n hot, Jana Ad lain, Jam li. I.silu I I, l- iai n J. Htucy, CUrK j K. Meiriam, lUrl trl Kims Hmilli, Hiii It. l.iod'Mt, Matter r:. Wvyl aid lUmy (im Liiii, ton .rii a" I "I yiltu 'ilH ir I li.ll lid til I Id kI !)'. 'II It" yuiva ll I 'l I A ! II" lvik I'1 Xvi.n'a 11 I H it ii tun ui'Ul''i, Vl (I w. lo,..iJ t(il I City election, to be held March 4, 1913, draweth nigh, and the City Council, at a called meeting Monday night of this week named the follow ing electors to conduct the polling and count the ballots. Judges of Election W. W. Cavineas, H. H. High, Mrs. R. M. Humphreys. Clerks of Election H. C. East- ham, Mrs. Mabel Judd Kester. The Council, it appears, has taken due cognizance of the wishes of the majority, as recorded at the Novem ber election, and given women as well as men positions of honor and responsibility in the city electorate. But while this action has been taken, after due consideration by the Honor able City Council, it is the fact tht when registration started for the forthcoming battle of the ballots, of the first 100 voters who registered five oniy were women. Here they are: Mrs. M. E. Osborne, first woman elector who ver registered in Vale, and No. 32 on this year's poll book. Mrs. M. E. Hart, No. 42. Mrs. Cora K. Edwards, No. 50. Miss Fay Clark, Bchool teacher, No. 64. Miss Laurel Inman, school teacher, No. 55. Each of the ladies was asked the questions propounded to all persons who registered: (1) name, (2) ad dress, (3) length of residence in state and city, (4) place of nativity, (5) age. City Recorder Rogers, in view of the possibility of war with Mexico, insisted on every man who registered telling his age, for mili tary reasons, but was more lenient n the case of the women, whom he only required to say they were over 21. A. W. Glenn was the first man to register this year. Registration on Tuesday, February 18, resulted in seven more names being added to the list, and of these w mi . If one was a woman, miss mary . Glenn, No. 110, which was the total up to Tuesday night. The books were first opened last week, and up to Saturday night, Feb. 15, the five ladies mentioned and 79 men had placed their names on the registration books as qualified elec tors. Monday, the number increased to 103, all of them men. The registrar, James Rogers, will register electors until 9 o'clock Saturday night, March 1. It costs nothing Jto register, but one must tell his age. Voting on March 4 will be. at the courthouse, the polls remaining open from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m. OIL MEN HERE; WORK IS BEGUN Quietly, and without any preten tion, two prominent persons directly interested in and connected with The Great Western Oil Co arrived this week in Vale, visited the holdings of the company near here, and have made all preliminary arrangements to begin work in this field. They are Capt. Frank Barrett, of California, and M. E. Daggett, of Portland. M. E. Daggett returned to Portland in two days, but the Captain will remain in Vale during the spring and perhaps longer. The Great Western Oil Co. has been reorganized, new blood has taken hold of it and actual work will be com menced in a few days and pushed vigorously, says Capt. Barrett. The personnel of the new company con sists of the two persons mentioned, together with Governor Boirgs, of West Virginia; Thomas G. Green, of the law firm of Bauer & Green, Port land and T. W. Davidson of Portland but now in Vale. Capt. Barrett has had 48 years' ex perience in nearly every oil field in the United States. PROPOSED BROGAN-MALHEUR STAR ROUTE NOW PROBABLE The postoffice department at Wash ington, D. C, under date of Feb. 15, wrote H. P. Osborne, acting secre tary of the Vale Chamber of Com merce, that an investigation has been ordered relative to the establish ment of a star post route between Brogan and Malheur. The communi cation is in response to a petition re cently forwarded to the Fourth As sistant Postmaster General by the re sidents of Malheur, Brogan and Vale, acting through the Vale Chamber of Commerce. In another column will be found an article showing distances of post routes extant, and it will be seen therein how absurd it ia for the government longer to withhold the privilege asked from the residents of Malheur City, which is only a short distance north of Brogan, but which now receives its mail from Baker. 'SKINNERS" A T "THE FRONT" HAVE GROTESQUE TROUBLES Skinners who have been hauling freight through the winter between Juntura and the tunnel, a distance of about 22 miles, for the crews at work on the Oregon Eastern grades, have had all kinds of trying experien ces, not the least of which has been the necessity of constantly fording the icebound Malheur river some 20 times each way going and coming. The river has not been frozen hard enough for the teams to cross it on the ice, and not free enough of ice to permit them to croBS the stream with any degree of ease or certainty that they would attain the far side without mishap. Nearly always, in the morning, during the cold weather, with the thermometor near zero, between three and six inches of new ice would form above the current by night, so that when a team started across the next morning the ice was almost invari ably strong enough to support the weight of the horses. Not so with the wagon, however, which, especially when loaded on the westward trips, would crush through the ice, drag ging the horses into the water by it supeiior weight. And then the struggle royal began. First one wheel, or one pair of wheels, with their comparatively nar row tires, would break through, sink ing suddenly anywhere from six inch es to three or four feet, and sousing things up in general. The horses would rear and plunge, the driver more often than not would swear, and the whole outfit within a minute or two would be wallowing in the icy slough of despond. Likely as not, it became necessary for the driver to jump down on the tongue, run out be- (Continued on last Page) MASS MEETING NOMINATES A CITYTICKET I. VV. Hppe Is Unanimous Choice For Mayor to Succeed Himself. 67 CITIZENS ATTEND II. G. Guild, Mrs. R. E. Weant and M. E. Thayer Chosen to , Run For Councilmen; Andrew Graham For Treasurer; and C C. Mueller For Recorder. YEAR'S TAXES BECOME DUE; NOTICES MAILED BY SHERIFF Taxes for the year 1912, in Mal heur county, Oregon, are now due and payable, and if paid in full by March 15, 1913, a rebate of 3 percent will be allowed on the full amount of the taxes levied. The Sheriff's depu ties are busy mailing out notices to the taxpayers. One-half of the taxes may be paid on or before the first Monday in April, and the remainder on or before the first Monday in October. A pen alty of 10 percent on the full amount of delinquent or half taxes, together with interest at the rate of 12 per cent per annum from the first Monday in April must be added. Taxes include the State, County and General funds, special school tax, district road tax ; and, in the four incorporated towns of Vale, Ontario, Nyssa and Jordan Valley, the city tax. These are as follows: County General Fund, 7.2 mills. County School Fund, 1.9 mills. State and Normal School, .8 mill. County School Library, .1 mill. Total State, County, School, etc., 10 mills. General road tax, 4 mills. Total county taxes, 14 mills. School district taxes for each of the districts in Malheur county have already been enumerated in a previ ous issue of the Enterprise. The municipal taxes are as follows: City of Vale, 25 mills. City of Ontailo, 9 mills. City of Nyssa, 13 mills. City of Jordan Valley, 5 mills. BEFORE THE PARCEL POST WAS THOUGHT OF 4, .T i : - ,f - Sixty-seven citizens of Vale met in mam meetinor at the court house Thursday night, and placed in nomi nation the following ticket lor tne coming city election, by majority ballot of those present : For Mayor I. W. Hope. For Councilmen H. G. Guild, Mrs. R. E. Weant, M. E. Thayer. For City Treasurer Andrew Gra ham, For City Recorder C. C. Mueller. The voting in each instance result ed as follows: For Mayor I. W. Hope; nominat ed by W. G. Norton; elected by ac clamation; nomination made unani mous. For Councilmen H. G. Guild, 40; M. E. Thayer, 36; Mrs. R.E. Weant, 21; John S. Edwards, '20; Mrs. C. C. Mueller, 15; Paul G. Freeman, 1 J Kt.. U T rinnlftn 10- Tamo! Harvey, 1; J. P. Dube, 1. On mo tion,, nominations of three highest were made unanimous. For City Treasurer B.W. Mulkev, 28; Andrew Graham, 32. On motion, nomination of Graham made unani mous. ' For City Recorder C. C. Mueller, 23; James Rogers, 15; Harry Sack- ett, 15; H. E. Young, 8. On mo tion, nomination of Mueller made unanimous. George W. Hayes called the meet ing to order as temporary chairman; ' R. M. Duncan was selected as tempo rary secretary. After the meeting was called to order by Chairman Hayes, on motion, H. R. Dunlop was chosen permanent chairman, and R. M. Duncan permanent secretary. James Harvey and Harry Flynn were appointed tellers. No set speeches wee made, but Colonel Wheeler aald it was time to take the municipal situation seriously and "get down to business." C. C. Mueller and Mrs. R. E. Weant both wanted to withdraw, but were finally persuaded to run for the Council. After the meeting, Jamea Rogers reiterated hia declaration that he would be, and still is, a candidate for re-election as City Recorder. B. W. Mulkev. who circulated a petition earlier in the week, is likewise a can-, didate for re-election as CityTreasur-er. The nomination of those elected at the -Tiass meeting will be duly certi fied by R. M. Duncan, aa secretary of the meeting. HIGH SCHOOL TRY-OUT CONTESTANTS Vale high school contestants in the contest to be held at Nyssa will hold their tryout Feb. 28, having at the same time a good musical program. The contestanta will be Nita Pollock, Elwin Turner, Helen Mueller and Frances High. YANKEE SHIPS NEED NOT PAY CANAL TOLLS Root's Proposed Amend ment to Panama Law, Toadying to British Wish That American Vessels be Taxed in Their Own Waterway Defeated, 7 to 3 In li'mlilnuhns Ihfj, and I'nr Yvun Aftmiuml, lite ltnt Ojfice Wm Quite Aw I talc, a$ VkiOal hj Twentieth Century hja. Washington, Feb. 17. Senator Root's proposed amendment tu the Panama canal law, to repeal the provi sion glvii'K free patg to Amarl ran roastwUa ahlpa, was today rejee. ted ly the eniiunlttve on iiitrnx-eaiiia renal, The iu'dloii to table it wsa rarrlwi, In !rv, llieitdvtfuv, ami iVtty "i ("i'at . U Ullwvl ! uVU'i'ii ff (! 'iiiii.iiu Mill ivi l sili'-n at thla tiii. 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